I've known Dave since grade nine, in Niagara Falls. Dave was dedicated to becoming a police officer, he talked about it throughout high school . We went to enlist at Jarvis Street in Toronto. When it came time to answer our scholastic achievements Dave sailed through his no problem. However, I took a "technical" course which left me 2 points short of the requirements of a Metro Toronto police officer.Dave was as disappointed as I was. We had plans eventually to become the current "Batman and Robin"!  Sadly, the plans went asunder. I feel very sad for his wife, Pearl. Dave was a character, and I had to assume life in the Pendykoski home would never be dull. We went our own ways as I developed a small trucking company, was rarely home, Dave and family moved to Pickering, and I stayed in Niagara Falls. Dave's hometown.

Dave was a good friend, he even stood up for me, when the Metro Toronto police hiring people refused me. He talked to a couple of the hiring staff and asked how they could turn me down for such a minor point! He was told, that a point was a point, and no one was above bending the rules!

It,s been over 20 years since I saw him last, but I still consider him a good friend. To his wife Pearl and the rest of his kith and kin, I offer my deepest, deepest sympathies.